Considering that none of us has ever seen Nero before, please explain how Bana's delivery is out of character?

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Exactly what I wanted to say!

After 25 years of waiting for Spock and looking for revenge, and finally finding the Enterprise which could lead you to Spock, would you follow proper protocol or would you be a smart ass and go with the 'Hi Christopher..."

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Exactly. This dude doesn't give a shit anymore. I thought it was hilarious.

It initially seemed out of place with what the rest of Trek had done in the past, in that usually encounters taking place would be so serious and formal.

But I liked it because it felt more real. For instance, if I was an evil renegade, I wouldn't care what I said or what anyone else, least of all my enemy, thought of me. I would say whatever I felt like saying.

Hell, if I was a Captain of a Starship, I would most likely begin the majority of my greetings like that, especially if I don't answer to the person to whom I'm addressing.

He wasn't a military man. He wasn't on a military vessel. He had no military training. He was just a pissed-off miner who's had over twenty-five years to stew. To him it was more of a casual phone call than an attempt to open talks with an enemy vessel... and that's exactly how it came across.

Makes him interesting and different. Not all people who're about to fry your arse have to be self-absorbed, pompous, monologue uttering teh evulz. He was a man who has nothing to lose and absolutely no respect for military protocol.